How Jenn Lyon's 'Stumble' Role Is Similar — And Different — to Monica Aldama

Jenn Lyon had a fun challenge getting to bring Cheer‘s Monica Aldama to life on Stumble while still making the character her own. “Monica is on the page. The writers have created a brilliant character to play, but it definitely is inspired by Monica,” Lyon exclusively told Us Weekly about playing Courtney in the NBC sitcom, which premieres Friday, November 7. “She is tough as nails and inscrutable at points,” Lyon continued of Aldama. “But the way she is stern but loving, the way she’d give you the shirt off her back, the way she is driven and committed is all over the DNA of the character.” N